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6 Principles to Guide Your Job Search
Geoffrey James | Monster
1. The Principle of Reciprocation
People tend to say yes if they feel they owe you something.
Example: Charities double their response when they include a dozen personalized address labels inside their direct-mail packages.
On the Interview: Always enter the interview with the attitude that you’re there to help rather than be helped. When sincerely felt and expressed, this automatically creates a sense of obligation on the part of the interviewer.
shopwood
about 1 year ago
6 comments
The information presented here does seem a little manipulative (re: jorgeros), but when I took a second look at the tips each one made sense. The suggested behaviors and responses should be inherent if I truly want the job I am applying for. Thanks for the information; love the article!
csaunders3220
over 1 year ago
4 comments
Useful for someone not used to doing interviews, good strategies and advice!
PaulaWhite
almost 2 years ago
4 comments
Very comprehensive article.
Frank_Ball
over 2 years ago
19756 comments
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jorgeros
over 3 years ago
8 comments
This all sounds good, but it really sounds very manipulative, you're tugging at the people's sub-conscious here. I hate how each response is paginated, because now I'm forgetting what I was going to say, what's the reason for that? Do you get more hits that way? it's really very annoying. These aren't flashcards, we're not trying to memorize all this, it would be much better to have it all one one page, without the flashy pictures. Oh no, maybe then people would realize that there's actually not much content here.